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Iraqi army finds 2 rocket launch pads in Mosul

March 3, 2009 - 04:50:53

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: An Iraqi army force on Tuesday found two Katyusha rockets pads in northeastern Mosul, a military source said.

“Quick Intervention Department (QID) forces today (March 3) found two Katyusha rockets pads with their rockets in al-Rifaq neighborhood in northeastern Mosul,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The operation was launched based on intelligence information,” he noted.

“Another force waged a cleaning operation to remove concrete blocs in al-Zahraa and al-Tahrir neighborhoods in eastern Mosul,” he said.

Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, is 405 km north of Baghdad.

SH (P)/SR

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